From book "Descendants of James Stanclift of Middletown, Connecticut and Allied Families", By Robert C. and Sherry [Smith] Stancliff
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ABRAHAM STANDEVEN FAMILY
DANIEL WEBSTER STANCLIFF married SARAH STANDEVEN
JAMES ALLEN STANCLIFF married ESTHER STANDEVEN
STEPHEN MILES STANCLIFF married HANNAH MAE STANDEVEN
ABRAHAM STANDEVEN
Son of Joseph and Ann Standeven of Milnrow, Lancashire, England(1) born Milnrow, Sept. 26, 1824, married probably in New Jersey ELIZA VAN ZILE(2) or VAN ZEA born New Jersey 1825.
Abraham was a Blacksmith by trade, but turned to farming as he moved west. He evidently immigrated to this country with several brothers, Thomas, William and Joseph Standeven, all Blacksmiths. The brothers settled by 1850, in Patterson, Passaic County, NJ(3), but all had left that area by 1860(4). The 1900 Census record(5) reveals that Abraham entered this country in 1842 and was naturalized in 1858. According to his daughter Esther's death certificate, she was born in Bloomington, McLean County, IL in 1857. Possibly the family was at that time en route to Peoria County, for they were living in Rosefield Township by 1860(6), living one house away from Abraham's sister Hannah [Standeven] Wrigley and her husband Edmund Wrigley. Abraham and Eliza were not with their family in Rosefield Township in 1870(7). Two of the daughters were living in the household of their sister Elizabeth, and her husband, Thomas Wrigley. Another daughter was living next door in the household of Edmund and Hannah [Standeven] Wrigley. Abraham does not appear in the Soundex Census Index in IL in 1880. In the 1900 Census Abraham � 75 born England was living Kewanee, Henry County, IL with the family of daughter, Sarah, and her husband Daniel Webster Stancliff and right next door to another daughter, Esther, and her husband James Allen Stancliff. Daughter Jennie Orendorf was in Valley Township, Stark County in 1900, but also moved to Kewanee by 1910(8).
CHILDREN:Abraham and Eliza [Van Zile or Van Zea] Standeven
1. ELIZABETH STANDEVEN born February 1844 in Patterson, NJ, died IL in 1916 and is buried in the Texas Union Cemetery, Rosefield Township, Peoria County, IL.(9) She married in 1863 THOMAS WRIGLEY, born Lancashire, England September 1839, son of Robert and Ann [Fenton] Wrigley(10). Thomas died 1923 and is buried Texas Union Cemetery, next to Elizabeth. Thomas came to this country with his father in 1841. They moved almost immediately, to Rosefield Township, Peoria County, IL.(11) The reference to living "in Trivoli" referred to their Post Office address. They lived about 17 miles west of Peoria on a farm and remained on the farm until about 1885. During that time the Post Office was changed to Oakhill. When they retired from the strenuous work of farming, Thomas and Elizabeth moved a few miles west to the nearest town, Farmington, Fulton County, IL. They had three children, all of whom were living in 1900(12).
See: WRIGLEY
2. SARAH STANDEVEN born Oct. 19, 1848 in Patterson, NJ, died City of Houston, Harris County, TX, January 29, 1920 but her residence was listed as Alvin, TX. She had been in Houston for four months before her death being treated for Tuberculosis. She was buried in Houston at Hollywood Cemetery. She married in Peoria County, IL Sept. 4, 1878, DANIEL WEBSTER STANCLIFF son of Perry and Martha Caroline [Davis] Stancliff. They moved by 1900 to the Town of Kewanee, Henry County, IL, and living with them at that time was Sarah's father, widower, Abraham Standeven.
3. FEMALE STANDEVEN listed IGI as born Patterson, NJ July 2, 1851, but not present 1960 Census.
4. JANE STANDEVEN "Jennie" born NJ Feb. 1854, married 1878/9 BENJAMIN J. ORENDORF born Bloomington, McLean County, IL, March 1847, son of Thomas and Malinda Orendorf. He was with his family in 1860 living Bloomington, IL(13). In 1880 Ben and Jennie Orendorf were living in Bloomington, IL among three other Orendorf families(14). They were next door to Ben's parents, Thomas and Malinda Orendorf. They were living Valley Township, Stark County, IL in 1900, and Ben was farming(15). They joined the other members of the Standeven family in the Town of Kewanee, Henry County, IL sometime after 1900 and remained in Kewanee after the Stancliff families moved on to Texas. They lived on South Park Street in Kewanee, and Ben sold Liquor and Tobacco(16). They attended all of the functions involving the Perry Stancliff family in Wyoming, Stark County, IL. They had only one child; Olin J. or James O. Orendorf born Nov. 1878 and living with parents in Valley Township in 1900 but not in Kewanee in 1910.
5. ESTHER STANDEVEN born February 20, 1857 in Bloomington, IL died after a stroke on August 10, 1925 at her home on Farview Street, in Houston, Harris County, TX and is buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Houston married Trivoli, Peoria County, IL Feb. 9, 1882 JAMES ALLEN STANCLIFF son of Perry and Martha Caroline [Davis] Stancliff.
6. HANNAH MAE STANDEVEN born December 26, 1860 in IL, died Dallas, Dallas County, TX, February 10, 1946 as a result of pneumonia. Hannah is buried in Dallas, at Laureland Cemetery. She married as his second wife, Rosefield Township, Peoria County, IL Feb. 15, 1882 STEPHEN MILES STANCLIFF son of Perry and Martha Caroline [Davis] Stancliff.
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Footnotes:
1. .The Church of the Latter Day Saints International Genealogical Index
2. .Her name spelled on records as Van Zea, Van Zile, Vanzile, and Vanziel.
3. .NJ 1850 CENSUS, Passaic County, City of Patterson.
4. .NJ 1860 CENSUS, Index show no Standevens in New Jersey.
5. .IL 1900 CENSUS, Henry Co., Town of Kewanee Vol.94, E.D.20, Sheet 7.
6. .IL 1860 CENSUS, Peoria County, Rosefield Township.
7. .IL 1870 CENSUS, Peoria County, Rosefield Township.
8. .IL 1910 CENSUS, Henry County, Town of Kewanee.
9. .PEORIA COUNTY, IL CEMETERIES, Rosefield Township Vol.14, published by the Peoria Genealogical Society, Page 5.
10. .HISTORY OF PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS, 1880. Page 753.
11. .BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS, 1890, Page 345.
12. .IL 1900 CENSUS, Fulton County, Town of Farmington Vol.89, E.D.19, Sheet 7, listed and indexed under Thomas Rigley.
13. .IL 1860 CENSUS, McLean County, City of Bloomington, Page 552.
14. .IL 1880 CENSUS, McLean County, Bloomington Township, Vol.37, E.D.167.
15. .IL 1900 CENSUS, Stark County, Valley Township, E.D.136, Sheet 5.
16. .IL 1910 CENSUS, Henry County, City of Kewanee.
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